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pilot

About 14.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
  2. noun A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
  3. noun A guide book for maritime navigation.
  4. noun An instrument for detecting the compass error.
  5. noun A pilot vehicle.
  6. noun A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
  7. noun A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
  8. noun Something serving as a test or trial.
    We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.

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Word family

piloted piloting pilotless pilots

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